The guided-missile destroyer McFaul displays the Buddhist religious service pennant for the first time. (MC3 Kerri Kline/Navy) A Buddhist pennant appeared on a Navy ship earlier this week for the ...

As any regular reader of Task & Purpose knows, we have a soft spot for Navy battle flags, whether they’re steeped in history like the USS Paul Hamilton’s ‘Moultrie Flag’ or just belligerently awesome ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The United States Armed Forces takes pride in working together. But there is one time each year when allies turn to rivals — the Army-Navy football game. The game has high ...

Less than a month after running afoul of a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon pulled into port with its battle flag flying high. The Chung-Hoon — named for ...